[Mageia-dev] Release cycles proposals, and discussion

Mon Jun 13 00:07:35 CEST 2011

Em 2011/6/12 Michael Scherer <misc at zarb.org> escreveu:
+> Proposal 1 :
+> ---------------
+> Pros:
+> - better hardware support
+> - up to date versions / upstream projects (must have for developers)
+>
+>
+> Cons:
+> - very tight schedule: must include brainstorm, specifications,
+> developments, development releases
+> - feeling to be releasing all the time
+> - short lifecycle ( nothing long term )
+>
+>
+> Proposal 2
+> ----------------
+> Pros:
+> - compromise between proposal 1 and proposal 3
+> - development release more manageable to include all steps
+> - allow to release when no others distributions , so we can be sure to
+> have enough communication
+>
+>
+> Cons:
+> - not synchronized with gnome or others that use a 6 month cycle
+> - potentially release when there isn't much activity ( like during
+> Holidays )
+
+I think proposal 3 would not be the best option since as commnity
+users expect things faster, so i think they would in favour of
+proposal 1 or 2.
+But since this its distro vollunteer-based would be more real to have
+9 months between a release, this considering we have the backports and
+update sections to handle beetween apps releases and to please those
+more impatient users.
+So in conclusion my preference goes with proposal 2.
+
+-- 
+Zé
+